Margaret Keane has been painting doe-eyed children since the fifties – at first sold under the name of her husband Walter Keane. Dark images of forlorn moppets hung in many orange and avocado-hued homes including my own. A longtime art-world punch line, Keane has recently seen her work come into its own as the kids [...]
Tag Archives: Art
Overly Wired
And speaking of wire, I can’t believe I forgot to mention the master of wire forms, Alexander Calder. Check out the Calder exhibition (Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926—1933) at The Whitney Museum on view through February 15, 2009. A brief “official” history:
Meat Wave
Artist Victoria Reynolds creates the most sensual and seductive paintings of undulating meat you will ever see. She’s not limited to unprocessed meats either – check out the almost-sweet pimento loaf slab in Pimenti Dimenti below.
Basic Outline
There is something so sweet and romantic about sihouette portraits. I’ve always wanted to have our whole family done. Then I found Edward. He can make basic silhouette portraits of anyone starting at $20! These are my new family gift – check out the pets too!
Bazaar Fellow
As all who know me can attest, one of my greatest pleasures in life is “making things pretty.” No other artist has had a career in “making pretty” that I both admire and envy more than Art Deco diety Erté. To decorator junkies Erté (né Roman Petrovich Tyrtov) needs no introduction. The Russian born French [...]
Flag Me Down
This Summer’s Olympics gave way to another contest in my brain. Who had the most amazing flag? And why do the most obscure countries have the best art direction? Above, my pick, the flag of the Seychelles.
Shape Shifting
I had two favorite toys growing up that I played with from my sixth birthday (when I got them) until I went to high school.
Everyone’s Type
I recently my boyfriend and I did something quite romantic. We watched a full-length movie about typefaces.
